Spanish forward, Pedro has sent a farewell message to Chelsea fans after confirming he has left the club, with the 33-year-old opting to join Serie A side, AS Roma on a free transfer.
His send-off message came just a few hours after Chelsea’s Champions League exit at the hands of Bayern Munich on Saturday night.
“After five wonderful years my stage at Chelsea FC comes to an end,” Pedro wrote on Instagram on Sunday.
“Thanks a lot to the club’s board, to the coaches and teammates I have had, and of course to the fans: thank you for the experience of being a member of your big family.
“I have been very happy here, you have made me feel like home.
“It has been a pleasure and an honour to play for this club and win the Premier League, FA Cup and Europa League titles, as well as competing in one of the world’s best football leagues.
“I made the right choice. I take with me wonderful and unforgettable memories. I say farewell very pleased with this stage of my career, and I am also very excited for the next to begin.
“Thanks and good luck for the future. Come on, Blues!!!”
Pedro joined Chelsea in 2015 from Barcelona.
In his five seasons at Stamford Bridge, Pedro scored a total of 44 goals in 232 games, including 3 scored in the just concluded Premier League season.
Robert Lewandowski scored two goals and set up two more as Bayern completed a resounding aggregate victory against Chelsea to book a UEFA Champions League quarter-final meeting with Barcelona.
Lewandowski took just ten minutes to add to his competition-leading haul, finishing coolly from the spot having been brought down by Blues keeper Willy Caballero.
Lewandowski turned provider midway through the first half, holding the ball up before laying it on a plate for Ivan Perišić to poke past Caballero from close range.
Tammy Abraham’s predatory finish just before the interval pulled Chelsea back into things on the night, but at this stage they needed to score five.
Thomas Müller could have put the tie even further out of the Premier League side’s reach but somehow missed the target from only a few metres out.
Substitute Corentin Tolisso made no such mistake when he met Lewandowski’s cross with a side-footed volley 14 minutes from time, the hosts’ predatory striker getting in on the act again himself with a late header.
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